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Part 1 - Edward the Confessor
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WEEK 1

Readings

  • Anglo-Saxon England structure hand-out + family trees
  • Purser p10-11 on Anglo-Saxon sources
  • Barlow 'Edward the Confessor' CH2 'Edward Atheling'

WEEK 2

Readings

  • Ethelred & Cnut hand-out
  • Harthacnut and Harefooot hand-out + Inheritance Treaty of 1036

ESSAY

  • Were the reigns of Ethelred and Cnut a recipe for instability?

WEEK 3

Readings

  • Rex 'King & Saint' CH 2 & 3


ESSAY

  • What was the main problem faced by Edward the Confessor pre-1042?

WEEK 4

Readings
  • The government of Edward the Confessor hand-out (Law, Government, Military, Economy)
  • The problems faced by Edward the Confessor 2x hand-out (Military, Ecclesiastical, Control)
  • Rex 'King & Saint' CH 5 & 6


WEEK 5

Readings


  • Godwins Handout + timeline graph
  • Rex 'King & Saint' CH 7-9

ESSAY


  • How successful was Edward the Confessor as king of England?